Category: Game Mastering

The Perfect Plan

Posted by Don Mappin | Apr 22, 2013 | GMing Advice, Hot Buttons

You’ve no doubt heard – or uttered – the phrase...

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3 Things Dungeon World Is Doing That Should Be In Your Game

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Apr 19, 2013 | GMing Advice

Recently, one of the groups I play in started...

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The Invisible World

Posted by Scott Martin | Apr 18, 2013 | Tools for GMs

“The past is a foreign country; they do...

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Something Besides Death: Alternatives To Killing Characters

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Apr 12, 2013 | GMing Advice

I hate to kill characters. I am not opposed to...

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Wait? I’m a Stuttering, One-Legged Cheetah?

Posted by Don Mappin | Apr 11, 2013 | GMing Advice

It recently occurred to me during the course of...

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Create Interesting NPCs on the Fly with Short Order Heroes

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 10, 2013 | Tools for GMs

Jesse Butler of Calico Games offered me an...

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Driftwood: Experience Points as Motivator

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Apr 9, 2013 | GMing Advice

Ever notice how, in RPGs that grant PCs...

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My Final Five #5: There Are No Endings

Posted by Patrick Benson | Apr 8, 2013 | GMing Advice

This is my fifth article in my final five...

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Villainous Manifestations of Power: Cloaked Blades

Posted by Scott Martin | Apr 4, 2013 | GMing Advice

How will your villain manifest their power this...

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Living The Dream…Game

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Mar 29, 2013 | GMing Advice

We all have those games that we have always...

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Classical Play: Uniform Weapon Damage

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Mar 28, 2013 | GMing Advice

Remember when all weapons did 1d6 damage? If you...

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Four Great GMing Books

Posted by Martin Ralya | Mar 26, 2013 | Tools for GMs

Lately I’ve been on an RPG reading tear,...

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My Final Five #4: How RPGs Influence My Life

Posted by Patrick Benson | Mar 25, 2013 | GMing Advice

This is the fourthÂ article in my final five...

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The Post Game Debriefing

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Mar 22, 2013 | GMing Advice

With the new year, I started up a game of...

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Villainous Manifestations of Power

Posted by Scott Martin | Mar 21, 2013 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

One trait for your villains is how they...

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